Fully vaccinated air passenger infected with coronavirus is found dead in his seat after landing at German airport following flight from Turkey
- An air passenger who was fully vaccinated but had coronavirus died mid-flight
- The 51-year-old man was found dead by Pegasus Airlines crew on the Airbus 320
- He was travelling on Flight 1043 from Istanbul in Turkey to Hamburg in Germany
A fully vaccinated air passenger infected with coronavirus was found dead in his seat after a flight.
The Pegasus Airlines crew found the 51-year-old man lifeless in his seat after Flight 1043 from Istanbul, Turkey, to Hamburg, Germany, last week.
The man, who was born in Russia and lived in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, was travelling on an Airbus 320 when he passed away during the flight.
The official cause of the man’s death is not clear although local reports have suggested he had suffered from a number of serious prior illnesses, which were not specified.
A fully vaccinated aeroplane passenger infected with coronavirus died during his Pegasus Airlines flight (File image)
The Airbus A320 operated by Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines had taken off from Istanbul and landed at its destination at around 1 pm on Monday, October 25.
Forensic pathologists performed a postmortem on the body and concluded that the man had probably died mid-flight.
They noted he tested positive for Covid but it is unclear if he had presented any symptoms during his final days.
He was allowed to take the flight because he had proved he was fully vaccinated against coronavirus. German Covid-19 rules require passengers to reveal their Covid status before they fly.
The51-year-old man was discovered dead after the plane had landed at Hamburg airport in Germany
Potential air passengers need to be vaccinated, recovered or tested.
The airline said: ‘We extend our condolences to the family and neighbours of the passenger.’
Local media did not report whether other passengers noticed the man was dead during the 3 hours and 25 minutes flight.
It was not reported if he was travelling with anyone else, although local media seemed to imply he was travelling alone.
According to the local newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt, the man had suffered from several serious prior illnesses, which were not specified.
The passengers sitting near him and the cabin crew were ordered to report to the health department.